Former Kanye West employee suing rapper for $300,000
Kanye West has had a lot of bad press recently, and things only seem to be getting worse as one of his former employees is seeking $300,000 in damages after being allegedly mistreated by the producer who had hired him to investigate Bianca Censori and The Kardashians.
The lawsuit, filed anonymously under the pseudonym John Doe, alleges he was West’s former director of intelligence. The lawsuit, which was filed in October 2024, sought punitive measures for intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress and various violations of the California state labour code.
According to new reports by In Touch magazine, the Chicago musician initially hired the accuser as the deputy campaign director when West was looking to run for president. However, his role was allegedly changed to Director of Intelligence against his will in 2022. The accuser has insisted that West tasked him with investigating Kim Kardashian’s family.
The suit highlights, “Doe would spend time fixing certain problems of Ye himself, such as items that were stolen or lost, prompting further investigations. It was common for Ye to lose expensive cars or fail to pay people for services rendered at Ye’s direction.”
Aside from investigating all members of the Kardashian family, it has now been alleged that, during this period, West demanded investigations into his wife, Bianca Censori. In the court papers, John Doe’s lawyer explains, “A particularly notable task by Ye was to have Doe hire private investigators to follow and ‘tail’ his wife, Bianca Censori, when she was travelling alone to visit family in Australia, without Ms. Censori’s knowledge.”
In a bombshell revelation, the court documents have revealed that Kanye’s alleged bad behaviour began when he decided to get titanium teeth. The accuser has suggested the inhalation of nitrous oxide may have exacerbated some of West’s negative behaviour.
As reported by In Touch, at the time, John Doe “speculated [the drug] led to some of the erratic behaviour [by] Ye during this time.” In the filing, the accuser recalls receiving calls from an employee at West’s Donda Academy raising concerns about the musician’s demeanour.
Still, after supposedly confronting the College Dropout creator, West berated him on the phone. A lawyer for John, who said he is a military veteran diagnosed with PTSD, said, “The stress and trauma caused by the threats, hostile work environment, and [John’s] exposure to illegal and unethical activities severely impacted his mental and emotional well-being.”
The lawyer added, “[John] experienced panic attacks, anxiety and severe emotional distress, which caused him to seek medical treatment and was placed in a facility to address his declining mental health.” Kanye West’s representative, Milo Yiannopoulos, has spoken to Page Six to denounce and refute the claims made in the lawsuit, telling the publication, “Many of the details in his complaint are simply fantastical and false….designed to cause embarrassment, and/or capitalize on perceived problems in Ye’s marriage.”